Book Titles

World-class achievers are driven to improve, but most of them didn’t start out that way.

…most future great performers need to be pushed at first.

A very small advantage in some field can spark a series of events that produce far larger advantages.

…that little bit of practice increases the person’s skills, making it possible to do more practice, which increases the person’s skill level more.

…we’ve seen that the passion develops, rather than emerging suddenly and fully formed.

Becoming a great performer demands the largest investment you will ever make – many years of your life devoted utterly to your goal – and only someone who wants to reach that goal with extraordinary power can make it.

The story of the great achiever who leaves a wake of anger and betrayal is a common one.

…if you believe that your performance is forever limited by your lack of a specific innate gift… then there’s no chance at all that you will do the work.

Everyone who has achieved exceptional performance has encountered terrible difficulties along the way. There are no exceptions.

If you believe that doing the right kind of work can overcome the problem, then you have at least a chance of moving on to ever better performance.